I strongly suspect that Baldry read Phyllis Ann Karr’s The Idylls of the Queen and said “what if exactly like this but also WAY more focus on how Kay is UNDERAPPRECIATED and MISTREATED” (also a much softer focus on Kay’s own flaws).

I skipped this one because Kay getting in his own way is so much of what makes The Idylls of the Queen for me, but I am glad it continues to give value for money!